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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 2

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Feb 16Mar 2Mar 9 →

Receipts

1,655 head

▼ 3,601 vs last sale 5,256▼ 2,451 vs year ago 4,106 · −59.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Feeder steers 550-550lbs and 600-800lbs steady to 2.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher except 650-700lbs which were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs and 750-800lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 500-550lbs 15.00 to 16.00 higher, 550-600lbs 6.00 higher, 600-650lbs 3.00 lower. Quality replacement heifers in today's offering. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.98/cwt on 1,067 head.

Average price

$209.98

1,067 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$402

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	473	212.50	1,005	13thin
Medium and Large 1	670	209.95	1,407	1,054

One grade step is worth $2.55/cwt here — about −$402 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,067 hd

209.98

—

ND average3 barns · 3,929 hd

215.22

−5.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

26 lots · USDA AMS · Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	244.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	846	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	222.37/cwt	210.00–227.00	827	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	399	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	994	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	242.81/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,037	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,101	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,005	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	237.83/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,237	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	222.42/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,292	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	224.70/cwt	207.00–228.50	1,391	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	203.03/cwt	194.00–207.25	1,375	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	205.26/cwt	198.00–206.25	1,474	521
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	188.58/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,478	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	1,553	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,650	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	202.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	763	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	205.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	871	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	218.58/cwt	204.00–222.00	1,021	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	212.89/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,109	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	202.10/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,150	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	625	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,238	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	193.10/cwt	190.00–194.50	1,230	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	181.44/cwt	181.25–181.50	1,303	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	720	186.75/cwt	186.75–186.75	1,345	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,433	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	178.50/cwt	174.50–179.75	1,360	50

This sale against other markets

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Mar 2, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)

Receipts 1,655Last week 5,256Year ago 4,106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	424	200.00–215.00	205.53
34	—	718	181.25–181.50	181.44
35	—	377	200.00–205.00	202.31
50	—	762	174.50–179.75	178.50
51	—	521	206.00–224.00	212.89
77	—	569	196.00–209.00	202.10
72	—	467	204.00–222.00	218.58
66	—	637	190.00–194.50	193.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	309	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	750	191.00	191.00
22	—	625	198.00	198.00
53	—	720	186.75	186.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	427	230.00–252.00	242.81
521	—	718	198.00–206.25	205.26
26	—	372	210.00–227.00	222.37
4	—	943	175.00	175.00
9	—	346	240.00–250.00	244.44
19	—	581	222.00–230.00	222.42
120	—	784	184.00–192.00	188.58
21	—	843	184.25	184.25
118	—	677	194.00–207.25	203.03
51	—	619	207.00–228.50	224.70
116	—	520	234.00–250.00	237.83
8	—	457	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	399	249.00	249.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.